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PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy applies only to The Lung Association's Teen Asthma web site. At The Lung Association, we are committed to protecting the privacy of all site visitors. We also recognize and appreciate the specific concerns that parents may have with regard to information gathered about site visitors, especially youth, by the Teen Asthma web site, or any other web site.
The Lung Association is a member of the Canadian Marketing Association, the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals. We adhere to the privacy guidelines of these organizations.
The following provides information on how The Lung Association collects, uses, and safeguards the personal information you provide on this web site.
Information Collection
When you browse the Teen Asthma web site, you do so anonymously.
- Online Polls: Youth and other site users may opt to answer questions featured in our Online Polls. Even by participating in our Online Polls, visitors remain anonymous. When participating in these Online Polls, no personal information such as age or gender is collected.
- E-mails to Us (Send Us Comments): Site users may voluntarily send e-mail messages to our Asthma team. The Lung Association will use the contact information you provide to reply to your query. Your message may also be forwarded to other Lung Association employees who may be better able to assist you. Unless you opt in to receive further communications from Teen Asthma and/or The Lung Association, your contact information is not saved.
Information Use
The Teen Asthma web site does gather different kinds of information from its visitors.
- Personalization: We may request that site users supply us with information, such as a first name or user name: this is merely for personalizing your online experience at the Teen Asthma web site.
- Contact Information: At times, we may request that you voluntarily provide your e-mail address and/or postal address, for purposes such as ordering/downloading resources. However, when at all possible, an option to remain anonymous will be provided to those who wish to remain anonymous.
- Site Usage: The Lung Association uses software to track the number of visits to the Teen Asthma web site and features within it. For example, we record how many people take our online quizzes. Information gathered is generic.
When you supply The Lung Association with your personal information we may use it to:
- guide the development of new features and services relevant to the Teen Asthma web site and/or program
- contact you by e-mail or direct mail about future events or promotions offered by The Lung Association
- provide further information related to the issue around which you supplied your personal information
Keep in Touch: The Lung Association appreciates your feedback. Any information including suggestions, questions, comments, creative ideas, graphics or other materials submitted to The Lung Association shall be treated as non-confidential, unless otherwise stated. You agree that anything you send via the Teen Asthma web site becomes the property of The Lung Association, and The Lung Association shall be free to use the information on an unrestricted basis for any purpose whatsoever.
If you wish to correct, update or remove your personal information in our database, please e-mail our web site coordinator.
Security
Security is a priority and The Lung Association has devoted a significant effort to ensure that our online security measures help to safeguard your information.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information you provide to us online. Please note, however, that no data transmission over the Internet is completely secure. As a result, while we attempt to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us and you transmit such information to us at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we attempt in every way to ensure the security of your personal information on our systems.
Always run the latest version of your web browser and ensure that the security features are enabled.
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Please reread this policy periodically.
If you have any comments and enquiries about our Privacy Policy, please contact The Lung Association's Web Site Coordinator by sending an e-mail to teenasthma@on.lung.ca or by calling (416) 864-9911.
